Whisk-broom



GE'II I G. K. VAN VUAST.

Patented Nov. 22, 1921'.

entries YORK.

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Specification of Letters Fatent.

Patented Nov. 22, 1921.

Application filed. May 10, 1921. Serial No. 468,265.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE K. VAN VoAsr, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Amsterdam, Montgomery county, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Whisk-Brooms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to methods of manufacturing brooms and particularly to methods of placing the covering or sheath of relatively heavy corn fiber on the outside of the broom to protect and hide the fibers which make up the body or inner portion thereof.

The object of the invention is to provide a novel method for adding these sheaths or coverings to brooms, particularly whisk brooms, this sheath or cover being formed in two portions which overlap, and each portion covering a part only of the inner or body portion of the broom. By making the outside cover in two parts, the length of each part is shortened, so that only the thick ends of the fibers need be used. The inner and finer fibers are thereby given a protective covering of heavier fibers. A feature of the invention resides in the manner in which the adjacent ends of the overlapping portions of the cover are concealed. In accomplishing this the forward portion of the sheath is first secured to the body of the broom and then the rear portion which overlaps the same, the forward ends of the fibers of the rear portion being doubled back upon themselves and turned under.

A whisk broom made in accordance with the invention is'illustrated in the accompanying drawings and the method of making the same will be disclosed in the following description.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the body portion of a whisk broom showing both portions of the covering, the front portion being secured in final position whilethe rear portion is only attached at one point;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the fibers of the rear portion of the covering bent to a difierent position;

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the completed brush; and

Fig. 4 is a section on The body portion of line 4-4: of Fig. 3.

the brush comprises essentially a rod 10 and a bundle 11 of broom corn fibers firmly secured thereto by means of a wire 12. It is desired to cover this body portion for protective purposes with a sheath of heavier fiber. To accomplish this the thin flexible ends are cut from the fiber to be used for this purpose and two lengths of this shorter and stiffer fiber used instead of a single length extending from end to end of the brush.

In Fig. 1 the forward section of the pro tective covering, that is, the section which is designed to protect the forward or operative end of the brush, is indicated at 13, being secured to the body portion by wires 14, and the upper section of the protective covering or sheath is illustrated at 15, being secured in place by wires 16 located immediately below the wires 14. The fibers of both forward and rear sections in this view are shown as lying substantially parallel, and the next step is to bend the fibers of section 15, which is the rear section, into the position illustrated in Fig. 2, that is, each fiber is bent through 180 around the securing wires 16. The upper or hurl ends of the corn fibers are then removed and the upper sheath wrapped with wire and stitched as shown in Fig. 3, with the fibers covering the rear end of the broom, and the protrudingend of rod 10. By applying the covering in this manner and using two short lengths of fiber for the outside, the inner body portion of the broom is given a protective sheath of stiff resistant fiber, and the upper ends of the fibers of the body portion which may be round or elongated in section are fully covered.

laving thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1, In a broom, in combination, a body portion and a covering for the rear end of the same comprising a sheath of fibers secured thereto the individual fibers being doubled upon themselves and both ends of each fiber being rearwardly directed.

2. In a broom, in combination, a body portion, a covering for the rear end of the same comprising a layer or sheath of fiber secured to the body portion, the individual fibers extending in a generally axial direction and having their lower ends doubled back and turned under the main portions of the fibers, and means for securingthe sheath to said body portion.

3 Inahroom, in combination a body portion and a fiber covering therefor, said co ering comprising upper and lower fiber sheaths the individual fibers exending in, a gen r l yax fili e iom the r ard. sheath beingsecured to the body portion at a midpoint and the forwardend of the rear sheath overlapping the rear end of the. forward sheath the lower ends of the fibers of the rear. sheath being doubled back upon themselves, and means for'securirig said last named sheath to the' body portion.

In. testimony whereof I hereuntoaflix my signature.

GEORGE K. VAN VOAST. 

